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JITENDRA SARKAR

9 candidacies between 1977 and 2021, 5 won, across 3 constituencies.

OverviewElection HistoryConstituencies Contested
Contests
9
1977–2021
Won
5
56% win rate
Lost
4
44% of contests
Votes polled
73,589
across every contest
Best result
KRISHNAPUR
49.9% vote share, 1993
Largest victory
3,936
KRISHNAPUR, 1993

Vote share by contest

Chronological, one point per candidacy — not one per year, since a career can include more than one contest in the same election

0%14%28%42%56%197719831988199319982003201320162021JITENDRA SARKAR

Results Overview

9CONTESTS
  • Won5 (56%)
  • Lost4 (44%)

Parties fought under

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